I'm not completely certain but I think the 710 barrels are pressed to the action instead of being threaded to it. I think that might make barrel changes and other work more problematic. If you post this question in the gunsmith section I'm sure you'll get a definitive reply though.

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On the bright side of things, you don't have much invested into the rifle to begin with. If you are looking for a better shooting rifle you could easily recoup much of your money by selling the 710 as is and getting a different rifle. The 700 is a vary popular rifle to update as well is the savage or stevens.

Good luck, Mark.

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I used to re-load but now I "hand-load".
-- Well, at least I try --

hey, don't feel bad, people have lost much more than that in the past. My Dad and Sister both have 710's and I know for sure that my dad's shoots pretty good. I would guess about 1 - 1.5 MOA with factory ammo.

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I used to re-load but now I "hand-load".
-- Well, at least I try --

hey, don't feel bad, people have lost much more than that in the past. My Dad and Sister both have 710's and I know for sure that my dad's shoots pretty good. I would guess about 1 - 1.5 MOA with factory ammo.

On the bright side of things, you don't have much invested into the rifle to begin with. If you are looking for a better shooting rifle you could easily recoup much of your money by selling the 710 as is and getting a different rifle. The 700 is a vary popular rifle to update as well is the savage or stevens.

Good luck, Mark.[/quote]
well im lucky if i get 3 moa out of it and as far as buying a stevens i looked at one last night at the gun store and to be brutaly honest it felt and looked like a plastic piece of crap. don't think ill go that way, ill stick with my remingtons!